In 1961, Jane Jacobs' book " The Death & Life of Great American Cities", revolutionized the fields of city planning & city architecture. Jacobs perceived that the new structures being built to replace the aging housing of older cities were often far worse. This book reveals the story of how Jacobs changed the way the world thought forever. ...

Five-part series charting the history of design from the industrial revolution through to the present day. Episodes comprise: ' Ghosts in the Machine', ' Designs for Living', ' Blueprints for War', ' Better Living Through Chemistry' & ' Objects of Desire'. ...

The author's approach to cooking is revolutionary in its simplicity & stands at the opposite end of the spectrum from the elitist 'great chef' approach that makes most people feel they could never succeed in the kitchen. This book collects his greatest recipes, from Ginger Tea to Indonesian Fish, & talk about what his art meant to his fans. ...

All six episodes of the BBC4 series tracking the history of the most influential art form of the present day. The series explores every aspect of photography from daguerreotype to digital, portraits to photo-journalism & art to advertising, &

Includes:: interviews & encounters with some of the world's greatest living photographers including William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, William Klein, Martin Parr, Sally Mann, Robert Adams, Juergen Teller, Andreas Gursky, Jeff Wall & many others. Episodes are: ' Fixing the Shadows', ' Documents for Artists', ' Right Place, Right Time?', ' Paper Movies', ' We Are Family' & ' Snap Judgements'.

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Offers a comprehensive review of the life & art of Alex Toth. Covering the years from the 1960s to Toth's poignant death in 2006, this book features artwork & stories from Toth's latter-day work at Warren, DC Comics, Red Circle, Marvel, & his own creator-owned properties, as well as samples of his animation work for Hanna-Barbera & others. ...

Published in association with the Science Museum, London, this title gives readers insight into the minds & lives of some of the great men & women who have helped shape the modern world. It also

Includes:: timelines that explain the development of an invention & pay homage to some of the other great inventors that came before & after.

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All six episodes of the BBC comedy series presented Dave Gorman. Each week, Dave & a celebrity guest judge the various wacky ideas sent by the public to the show via the BBC website in the hope of finding something that could be genius. Guest stars include Catherine Tate & Frank Skinner. ...

Kamishina Fuuto would like to think he's a normal boy, but he is the reincarnation of the High Priest of Darashaal, a tiny Asian country that has just celebrated the inauguration of its new high priest. Clearly, only one of them is the true priest, & unfortunately for Kamishina, it is he. ...